Sed rate (ESR) cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $8.91 to $168.00, with a median of $43.50. The lowest price is at Mountain View Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces). The highest price is 18.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $43.50, is 14% above the US median of $38.00.
- That is 16.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- New Mexico ranks 34th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 85652. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.91Mountain View Regional Medical Center
Median$43.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$168.00in New Mexico
Lowest saves$34.59vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center lowest Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.91 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $8.98 | $14.97 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $10.45 | $19.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM ESR | $19.20 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $27.00 | $54.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM ESR WESTERGREN | $42.00 | $56.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $42.30 | $141.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $43.50 | $145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $43.50 | $145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM SEDRATE AUTOMATED | $45.60 | $76.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $59.70 | $199.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $75.66 | $126.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $83.13 | $166.27 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM SEDIMENTATION RATE ERY; AUTO. | $88.00 | $110.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $110.59 | $221.17 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $168.00 | $559.00 | — source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 5 | $10.45 | $43.50 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $8.91 | $8.94 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $110.59 | $110.59 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $83.13 | $83.13 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $59.70 | $59.70 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What sed rate (ESR) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sed rate (ESR) explained.
Sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) in other states
- Alabama$23.64
- Alaska$64.00
- Arizona$63.18
- Arkansas$22.80
- California$56.00
- Colorado$58.30
- Connecticut$28.90
- Delaware$37.00
- District of Columbia$23.14, 2 hospitals
- Florida$110.24
- Georgia$33.06
- Hawaii$52.50
- Idaho$20.15
- Illinois$48.40
- Indiana$38.98
- Iowa$36.83
- Kansas$32.40
- Kentucky$38.40
- Louisiana$18.17
- Maine$29.58
- Maryland$13.48
- Massachusetts$13.06
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$38.94
- Mississippi$38.55
- Missouri$34.40
- Montana$42.38
- Nebraska$52.50
- Nevada$55.00
- New Hampshire$36.27
- New Jersey$15.50
- New York$24.77
- North Carolina$75.65
- North Dakota$30.85
- Ohio$37.93
- Oklahoma$24.57
- Oregon$28.08
- Pennsylvania$21.63
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$19.95, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$54.50
- South Dakota$69.60
- Tennessee$17.68
- Texas$61.80
- Utah$55.76
- Vermont$42.00
- Virginia$57.50
- Washington$35.75
- West Virginia$16.75
- Wisconsin$41.60
- Wyoming$31.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.